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Life. Informed.Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:56:55 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1A Closer Look is a production of KSKA - AnchorageNews & Politicswebmaster@kska.orgnoA Closer Looks takes an in-depth look at local news stories recently broadcast on KSKA. A Closer Look is a half hour program on KSKA that gives us the opportunity to explore beyond our news stories and offer you additional insights into the events and peoA Closer Looks takes an in-depth look at local news stories recently broadcast on KSKA. A Closer Look is a half hour program on KSKA that gives us the opportunity to explore beyond our news stories and offer you additional insights into the events and people helping shape our community.Kska-ACloserLookhttps://feedburner.google.comThe Great Alaska Earthquake: 50 Years Laterhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kska-ACloserLook/~3/tMqnkakjwPc/
http://www.alaskapublic.org/2014/03/25/the-great-alaska-earthquake-50-years-later/#commentsTue, 25 Mar 2014 22:00:28 +0000webmaster@kska.orghttp://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=114512Listen now:]]>This week, Alaska commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Great Alaska Earthquake. The calamity destroyed whole towns, took lives and still stands as the largest earthquake to ever rock North America. KSKA takes a look at how one Alaska Community, Seward, rose to the challenge of rebuilding after the quake and seven tidal waves flattened most of the town.

http://www.alaskapublic.org/2014/03/25/the-great-alaska-earthquake-50-years-later/feed/0noThis week, Alaska commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Great Alaska Earthquake. The calamity destroyed whole towns, took lives and still stands as the largest earthquake to ever rock North America. KSKA will take a look at how one Alaska Community, SeThis week, Alaska commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Great Alaska Earthquake. The calamity destroyed whole towns, took lives and still stands as the largest earthquake to ever rock North America. KSKA will take a look at how one Alaska Community, Seward, rose to the challenge of rebuilding after the quake and seven tidal waves flattened most of the town. That's on A Closer Look, on KSKA . KSKA: Tuesday, March 25, at 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Listen now:A Closer Look, Alaska News - APRN, APRN Stories - Featured, News Feed, Top Storieshttp://www.alaskapublic.org/2014/03/25/the-great-alaska-earthquake-50-years-later/http://media.kska.org/2014/cl-20140325.mp3Alaska’s Cultural Connections: Allison Wardenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kska-ACloserLook/~3/guRY_vZsDDc/
http://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/06/14/alaskas-cultural-connections-allison-warden/#commentsFri, 14 Jun 2013 16:30:43 +0000webmaster@kska.orghttp://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=92784Allison Warden is an Inupiaq performance artist and rapper, whose passion is helping young people explore their own culture… and find their voices and their place in the world. She doesn’t pretend to speak for all Inupiaq – she says they’re not all as weird as she is.

]]>http://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/06/14/alaskas-cultural-connections-allison-warden/feed/0http://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/06/14/alaskas-cultural-connections-allison-warden/Alaska Cultural Connections: Historical Traumahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kska-ACloserLook/~3/Xtl3pe2JzAw/
http://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/06/07/alaska-cultural-connections-historical-trauma/#commentsFri, 07 Jun 2013 18:25:01 +0000webmaster@kska.orghttp://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=92493Download Audio]]>Many rural Alaskan communities are trying to revive their cultures and languages. But some mental health experts say that in order to revitalize their communities and their families, they first have to acknowledge and heal from the pains of the past. APRN’s Anne Hillman learned about historical trauma as part of an on-going series looking at Culture in Alaska.

]]>http://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/06/07/alaska-cultural-connections-historical-trauma/feed/0noMany rural Alaskan communities are trying to revive their cultures and languages. But some mental health experts say that in order to revitalize their communities and their families, they first have to acknowledge and heal from the pains of the past. APRNMany rural Alaskan communities are trying to revive their cultures and languages. But some mental health experts say that in order to revitalize their communities and their families, they first have to acknowledge and heal from the pains of the past. APRN’s Anne Hillman learned about historical trauma as part of an on-going series looking at Culture in Alaska. Download AudioA Closer Look, Alaska News - APRN, APRN Stories - Featured, Homepage Programs - Mid Righthttp://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/06/07/alaska-cultural-connections-historical-trauma/http://media.kska.org/2013/acl-20130610.mp3Alaska Cultural Connections: Adoptionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kska-ACloserLook/~3/0Str-C8dGYY/
http://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/06/03/alaska-cultural-connections-adoption/#commentsTue, 04 Jun 2013 00:25:16 +0000webmaster@kska.orghttp://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=92028
As part of an on-going series on Alaska’s cultural connections, we’re taking A Closer Look at cross-cultural adoption. Last winter, Anchorage resident Sarah Gonzales and her husband adopted a beautiful healthy baby boy; they met him when he was one day old at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. She shares her thoughts about how to integrate his birth culture in their family life.
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As part of an on-going series on Alaska’s cultural connections, we’re taking A Closer Look at cross-cultural adoption.

Last winter, Anchorage resident Sarah Gonzales and her husband adopted a beautiful healthy baby boy; they met him when he was one day old at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage.

She shares her thoughts about how to integrate his birth culture in their family life.

]]>http://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/06/03/alaska-cultural-connections-adoption/feed/0no As part of an on-going series on Alaska’s cultural connections, we’re taking A Closer Look at cross-cultural adoption. Last winter, Anchorage resident Sarah Gonzales and her husband adopted a beautiful healthy baby boy; they met him when he was one day o As part of an on-going series on Alaska’s cultural connections, we’re taking A Closer Look at cross-cultural adoption. Last winter, Anchorage resident Sarah Gonzales and her husband adopted a beautiful healthy baby boy; they met him when he was one day old at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. She shares her thoughts about how to integrate his birth culture in their family life. Download AudioA Closer Look, Alaska News - APRN, Homepage Programs - Mid Righthttp://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/06/03/alaska-cultural-connections-adoption/http://media.kska.org/2013/acl-20130603.mp3Anchorage Family’s 50-Year-Old Secret Revealedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kska-ACloserLook/~3/gxfYFQ2KPjo/
http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/12/28/anchorage-familys-50-year-old-secret-revealed-2/#commentsFri, 28 Dec 2012 22:48:39 +0000webmaster@kska.orghttp://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=78712Anchorage Daily News and APRN, hear the full 30-minute radio story of how the family came to be reunited on A Closer Look.
KSKA: Saturday 12/29 at 6:00 pm & Sunday 12/30 at 7:30 pm]]>

Bill Popp holds his grandson Ryan Mohns, as they Skype with Brandy Miller, Bill Popp’s sister. When Mary Lou Popp was a teenager she gave up her daughter for adoption. She married and raised a family which recently learned of their sister. The family Skypes with Brandy Miller, the long lost sister, at Bill Popp’s east Anchorage home on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. BOB HALLINEN / Anchorage Daily News.

Bill Popp thought he knew his family. Popp is president of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation. And his family is a close-knit, longtime Alaska clan who talk and text and gather often at Bill’s house in east Anchorage. But last year, everything Bill thought he knew about his family changed. And all it took was one random Google search. A collaboration of the the Anchorage Daily News and APRN, hear the full 30-minute radio story of how the family came to be reunited on A Closer Look.

Bill Popp brings a cup of coffee to his mother Mary Lou Popp. When Mary Lou Popp was a teenager she gave up her daughter for adoption. She married and raised a family which recently learned of their sister. The family skypes with Brandy Miller the long lost sister at Bill Popp’s east Anchorage home on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. 121205. BOB HALLINEN / Anchorage Daily News

]]>http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/12/28/anchorage-familys-50-year-old-secret-revealed-2/feed/0noBill Popp thought he knew his family. Popp is president of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation. And his family is a close-knit, longtime Alaska clan who talk and text and gather often at Bill’s house in east Anchorage. But last year, everythingBill Popp thought he knew his family. Popp is president of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation. And his family is a close-knit, longtime Alaska clan who talk and text and gather often at Bill’s house in east Anchorage. But last year, everything Bill thought he knew about his family changed. And all it took was one random Google search. A collaboration of the the Anchorage Daily News and APRN, hear the full 30-minute radio story of how the family came to be reunited on A Closer Look. KSKA: Saturday 12/29 at 6:00 pm &#38; Sunday 12/30 at 7:30 pmA Closer Look, Homepage Programs - Mid Righthttp://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/12/28/anchorage-familys-50-year-old-secret-revealed-2/http://media.kska.org/2012/acl-20121231.mp3The Coal Rushhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kska-ACloserLook/~3/OMss-a0mH3U/
http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/12/12/the-coal-rush/#commentsWed, 12 Dec 2012 20:06:36 +0000webmaster@kska.orghttp://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=77734Alaska’s abundant coal resources are attracting world attention, especially in the Matanuska – Susitna Borough area, where rich deposits of bituminous coal have attracted development interests from as far away as Australia. But some Mat Su residents say that development will bring only environmental damage and disruption of a rural lifestyle. Others are anticipating high paying jobs. Join Ellen Lockyer for A Closer Look at coal mining in the Mat Su.

]]>http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/12/12/the-coal-rush/feed/0noAlaska's abundant coal resources are attracting world attention, especially in the Matanuska - Susitna Borough area, where rich deposits of bituminous coal have attracted development interests from as far away as Australia. But some Mat Su residents say tAlaska's abundant coal resources are attracting world attention, especially in the Matanuska - Susitna Borough area, where rich deposits of bituminous coal have attracted development interests from as far away as Australia. But some Mat Su residents say that development will bring only environmental damage and disruption of a rural lifestyle. Others are anticipating high paying jobs. Join Ellen Lockyer for A Closer Look at coal mining in the Mat Su. Thursday 12/13 at 1:00 pmA Closer Look, Homepage Programs - Mid Right, Borough, Coal, Development, Ellen Lockyer, KSKA, Mat-Suhttp://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/12/12/the-coal-rush/http://media.kska.org/2012/acl-20121213.mp3Moose Research Indicates Cow Choices Could Boost Calf Survivalhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kska-ACloserLook/~3/Nsi_9BZ7doQ/
http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/11/08/moose-research-indicates-cow-choices-could-boost-calf-survival/#commentsThu, 08 Nov 2012 19:57:34 +0000webmaster@kska.orghttp://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=75959A Closer Look at new research on moose that could shed light on why some moose calves are healthier than others.
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APTI moose. Photo by Kristin Spack.

Alaska’s moose have become icons of advertising in the state. You see their long faces on coffee cups, T-shirts and in travel brochures so often that it is easy to forget how important they are as a food source. Join Ellen Lockyer and biologist Vic Van Ballenberghe for A Closer Look at new research on moose that could shed light on why some moose calves are healthier than others.

]]>http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/11/08/moose-research-indicates-cow-choices-could-boost-calf-survival/feed/0noAlaska's moose have become icons of advertising in the state. You see their long faces on coffee cups, T-shirts and in travel brochures so often that it is easy to forget how important they are as a food source. Join Ellen Lockyer and biologist Vic Van BaAlaska's moose have become icons of advertising in the state. You see their long faces on coffee cups, T-shirts and in travel brochures so often that it is easy to forget how important they are as a food source. Join Ellen Lockyer and biologist Vic Van Ballenberghe for A Closer Look at new research on moose that could shed light on why some moose calves are healthier than others. KSKA: 11/8 at 1:00 pmA Closer Look, Homepage Programs - Mid Righthttp://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/11/08/moose-research-indicates-cow-choices-could-boost-calf-survival/http://media.kska.org/2012/acl-20121108.mp3Anchorage Doctor Eyes Space Hazardshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kska-ACloserLook/~3/WgvcAVnAvxM/
http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/04/23/anchorage-doctor-eyes-space-hazards/#commentsMon, 23 Apr 2012 13:07:45 +0000webmaster@kska.orghttp://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=61658Fifty years ago, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. Half a century later, astronauts still face the perils of space travel. An Anchorage opthamologist has contributed to research on the effects of prolonged weightlessness on the human body. Listen in on a conversation with Dr. Thomas Mader about his work for NASA on A Closer Look.

]]>http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/04/23/anchorage-doctor-eyes-space-hazards/feed/0noFifty years ago, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. Half a century later, astronauts still face the perils of space travel. An Anchorage opthamologist has contributed to research on the effects of prolonged weightlessness on the humaFifty years ago, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. Half a century later, astronauts still face the perils of space travel. An Anchorage opthamologist has contributed to research on the effects of prolonged weightlessness on the human body. Listen in on a conversation with Dr. Thomas Mader about his work for NASA on A Closer Look. KSKA: Monday 4/23 at 1:00 pmA Closer Look, Homepage Programs - Mid Righthttp://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/04/23/anchorage-doctor-eyes-space-hazards/http://media.kska.org/2012/acl-20120423.mp3Anchorage’s Hidden Homelesshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kska-ACloserLook/~3/Tx55cf6Sf-w/
http://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/12/09/anchorages-homeless-families/#commentsFri, 09 Dec 2011 23:42:34 +0000webmaster@kska.orghttp://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=52655Much media attention directed to Anchorage’s homeless situation has centered on the heavy numbers flocking to the Brother Francis Shelter during the November cold spell as well as last week’s opening of Karluk Manor for high, at risk chronic alcoholics living on the street. But they are not the bulk of the city’s homeless. Most of Anchorage’s homeless are families, who for various reasons are often unseen, difficult to number and often harder to help. On this edition of A Closer Look, KSKA reporter Len Anderson presents “Anchorage’s Homeless Families.”

]]>http://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/12/09/anchorages-homeless-families/feed/0noMuch media attention directed to Anchorage’s homeless situation has centered on the heavy numbers flocking to the Brother Francis Shelter during the November cold spell as well as last week’s opening of Karluk Manor for high, at risk chronic alcoholics liMuch media attention directed to Anchorage’s homeless situation has centered on the heavy numbers flocking to the Brother Francis Shelter during the November cold spell as well as last week’s opening of Karluk Manor for high, at risk chronic alcoholics living on the street. But they are not the bulk of the city’s homeless. Most of Anchorage’s homeless are families, who for various reasons are often unseen, difficult to number and often harder to help. KSKA: Monday 12/12 at 1:00 pm Saturday 12/17 at 6:30 pmA Closer Look, Homepage Programs - Mid Right, Anchorage, families, Homeless, KSKAhttp://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/12/09/anchorages-homeless-families/http://media.kska.org/2011/acl-20111212.mp3Processing Center in Limbo For Valley Veggieshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Kska-ACloserLook/~3/MJqn_7Ycg6o/
http://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/10/14/expanding-agriculture-in-the-mat-su/#commentsFri, 14 Oct 2011 22:16:55 +0000webmaster@kska.orghttp://www.alaskapublic.org/?p=48983Since the days of the Pioneer Colonists, the Matanuska Valley has been the heart of Alaska’s agriculture industry. But changing times demand updated means of production and processing. Today’s consumers are increasingly calling for for fresh, locally grown foods, and that is encouraging some growers to look toward expansion, but the lack of a central processing and production center could be holding them back. Is it time to push for a Valley Agricultural Processing and Development Center?

BROADCAST: Monday, October 17 at 1:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 22 at 6:30 p.m.

]]>http://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/10/14/expanding-agriculture-in-the-mat-su/feed/0noSince the days of the Pioneer Colonists, the Matanuska Valley has been the heart of Alaska's agriculture industry. But changing times demand updated means of production and processing. Today's consumers are increasingly calling for for fresh, locally growSince the days of the Pioneer Colonists, the Matanuska Valley has been the heart of Alaska's agriculture industry. But changing times demand updated means of production and processing. Today's consumers are increasingly calling for for fresh, locally grown foods, and that is encouraging some growers to look toward expansion, but the lack of a central processing and production center could be holding them back. Is it time to push for a Valley Agricultural Processing and Development Center? KSKA: Monday 10/17 at 1:00 pm &#038; Saturday 10/22 at 6:30 pm A Closer Look, Homepage Programs - Mid Right, Agriculture, Alaska, Anchorage, Borough, farming, Food, fresh, grown, KSKA, local, Mat-Su, Matanuska Susitna, produce, Valleyhttp://www.alaskapublic.org/2011/10/14/expanding-agriculture-in-the-mat-su/http://media.kska.org/2011/acl-20111017.MP3A Closer Look is a production of KSKA - Anchoragenonadult